U.S. Judge Dismisses Parts of Lawsuit Against Alibaba

Kering failed to allege the existence of a conspiracy between Alibaba and its merchants, judge says

Kathy Chu

HONG KONG—A U.S. judge has dismissed claims in a lawsuit filed by some of the world’s best-known luxury brands that Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and merchants on its platforms partnered to profit from the sale of counterfeit goods.

In his decision Thursday, Judge P. Kevin Castel, of the Southern District of New York, said that Gucci, Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent and other brands owned by Paris-based Kering SA “failed to allege the existence of a conspiracy” between New York Stock Exchange-listed Alibaba and its merchants....